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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Damien Woods" <info@loan.org>
Reply-To: vanard@live.com
Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 05:43:18 -0400
Subject:


Affordable non collateral loan @ 3% interest rate.

Do you have a low credit score or bad credit or any reasons to hinder
finances,
then you are at the right place. Get a loan in 72hrs @ 3% interest rate
available for local and international borrowers.

For application, kindly contact our application desk via email:
gfsfinanceaid@live.com with the below requested details.
===========================
FULL NAME:..............
DATE OF BIRTH:.............
GENDER:....................
MARITAL STATUS:..............
ADDRESS IN FULL:................
HOME PHONE:.................
OFFICE PHONE:............
MOBILE/CELLULAR:...............
OCCUPATION:.......
AGE:......
LOAN AMOUNT NEEDED(Minimum $10k, Maximum $10m):.........
LOAN DURATION:.....
MONTHLY INCOME:..............

On receipt, full application details shall be sent to you, and
transfer of loan
thereafter.

Global Financial Solutions, UK.






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